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E. WARD;

BRIDLB.-

(NGMdel.)

'Patented Nov. .27, 1883;

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE wAED, or NEWARK, NEW JEEsEY.

BRIDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 289,193, dated November 27, 1883.

' Application filed July 5, 1883. (No model.)`

To @ZZ whom,` it may concer/1,.-

Be it known that I, EUGENE WARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specilication.

The object of this invention is to save material and labor, thereby lessening the cost of construction, and to secure other advantages which will be duly set forth.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a transverse sectional View, taken through lineall of Fig. 3, slightly enlarged, of a bridle-winker and the box-loop attached thereto embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a similarview, representing a modified form of construction. Fig. 3 is a plan, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the same, taken through line w, similar letters of reference indicating corresponding parts in each of the several figures.

In carrying out my invention I construct the winker a and the loop b from separate pieces of leather, said loop having extensions b b2 at its ends formed integral therewith, and subsequently, after the strap d has been inserted, and before either of the parts a or b has been pressed into shape, I imite the said parts a, b, and d bystitching them together, as indicated at c c in Figs. l and 2. Previous, however, to sewing the parts together, as

`above described, in cases Where the winkerplate does not extend into the cheek, I insert two or more wires or stiffening-pieces, e, made of steel or other suitable material, one alongside of each edge of the winker-plate, between the two thicknesses of leather, and extending beyond the edge of the said plate, across the cheek, and through the loop, substantially as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3 and in cross-section in Fig. 4, for the purpose of stiffening the cheek and holding it in position after it has been set at the proper angle. The loop is thereby made to cover and shield from exposure the edges of the leather at the back of the winker, and to present thereat a smooth and uniform surface. It is also stronger and more durable than the ordinary construction. After the parts have been sewed together, as described, a metal form, of the size and shape required, is inserted into the loop while the latter is still wet, and said loop is pressed into the required shape thereon as will be readily understood, after which the winker is also pressed into shape and the cheek set at the proper angle in the usual manner. It will bc understood, however, that the winker-plate may extend through the cheek, as represented in Fig. 2, in which casesaid plate is perforated, as indicated at g in Fig. 2, to admit the passage ofthe needle and thread in stitching the parts together, and the stiffening -wires or pieces e are dispensed with. The perforations in the plate above referred to are made preferably oblonginshape.

It will be observed that one edge of the leather of which the loop is formed is secured upon the outside of `the cheek of the winker andthe other upon the inside thereof, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 2. The straps at the ends of the loop are left open, to enable the manufacturer to use any quality or style of buckles he may. choose in connection therewith. v

I am aware it is not new to secure by screws and rivets the winker portion of a bridle to the loop thereof, and do not, therefore, claim such.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and wish to have secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a bridle-winkcr, of a loop one edge of which is secured upon the outside and the other upon the inside of said winker, substantially'as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, in a bridle-winker, of a loop provided with extensions formed integral therewith, and being adapted to extend on either side and to be secured to the cheek of said winker, and with a stiifening-wire, all arranged substantially as described `In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set iny hand this 29th day of June, 1883.

EUGENE WARD. Witnesses GHARLEs H. PELI., F. F. CAMPBELL. 

